Daniel Petrie
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Daniel Mannix Petrie (November 26, 1920 - August 22, 2004) was a Canadian television and movie director. Petrie was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Mary Anne (née Campbell) and William Mark Petrie, a soft-drink manufacturer. He moved to the United States in 1945. One of his most famous credits was 1961's A Raisin in the Sun, which was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival. He also directed Buster and Billie (1974), the Academy Award-nominated Resurrection (1980), Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981) and Cocoon: The Return (1988). He directed well-known television movies such as Sybil and Eleanor and Franklin, and produced a 1999 remake of Inherit the Wind. His films were rarely box office successes, but they often feature large well-known casts (such as 1978's The Betsy, starring Laurence Olivier and Robert Duvall), and his films are among the earliest screen appearances by such stars as Winona Ryder (Square Dance) and Kiefer Sutherland (The Bay Boy). Petrie died of cancer at the age of 83 in Los Angeles, California. He is survived by his sons, Daniel and Donald, who are both well-known writers/directors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Petrie, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Betsy (1978)
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Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
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Cocoon: The Return (1988)
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Lassie (1994)
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A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
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Resurrection (1980)
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Lifeguard (1976)
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Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
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Inherit the Wind (1999)
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The Century Turns (1972)
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Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
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Moon of the Wolf (1972)
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The Neptune Factor (1973)
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Six Pack (1982)
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Buster and Billie (1974)
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Square Dance (1987)
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My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
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The Gun and the Pulpit (1974)
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A Howling in the Woods (1971)
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The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985)
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The Dollmaker (1984)
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The Bay Boy (1984)
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Mark Twain and Me (1991)
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Kissinger and Nixon (1995)
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Wuthering Heights (1958)
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Walter and Henry (2001)
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Wild Iris (2001)
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A Wind from the South (1955)
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The Idol (1966)
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The Bramble Bush (1960)
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Calm at Sunset (1996)
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Monday After the Miracle (1998)
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The Main Attraction (1962)
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The Quinns (1977)
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Stolen Hours (1963)
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Mousey (1974)
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Silent Night, Lonely Night (1969)
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The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
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Bang the Drum Slowly (1956)
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Returning Home (1975)
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The City (1971)
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Sting of Death (1955)
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Trouble Comes to Town (1973)
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Half a Lifetime (1986)
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A Town Torn Apart (1992)
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The Stingiest Man in Town (1956)
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The Murder Club (1950)
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Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking (1976)
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The Assistant (1997)
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